Parametric macromodeling of lossy and dispersive multiconductor transmission lines

We propose an innovative parametric macromodeling technique for lossy and dispersive multiconductor transmission lines (MTLs) that can be used for interconnect modeling. It is based on a recently developed method for the analysis of lossy and dispersive MTLs extended by using the multivariate orthonormal vector fitting (MOVF) technique to build parametric macromodels in a rational form. They take into account design parameters, such as geometrical layout or substrate features, in addition to frequency. The presented technique is suited to generate state-space models and synthesize equivalent circuits, which can be easily embedded into conventional SPICE-like solvers. Parametric macromodels allow to perform design space exploration, design optimization, and sensitivity analysis efficiently. Numerical examples validate the proposed approach in both frequency and time domain

Analysis of frequency-dependent interconnects using integrated congruence transform

This paper describes a new algorithm for the analysis of high-speed interconnects characterized by frequency-dependent perunit-length parameter matrices. The proposed technique is based on using the idea of integrated congruence transform to construct a reduced-order system for the interconnect. The reduced-order system offers simple time-domain ordinary differential equations that can be embedded into conventional circuit simulators. The proposed algorithm provides a new approach to perform implicit moment matching on a system described by a mixed set of linear differential algebraic equations. This feature offers a high accuracy in the reduced system over a wide frequency range. The passivity of the reduced-order system is guaranteed. Numerical results demonstrate the validity of the proposed technique